John Guthrie Bulla was an American

United States

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 professional golf

Golf

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Bulla was born in Newell, West Virginia

Newell, West Virginia

Newell is a census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Newell is the northernmost settlement in the state of West Virginia. The population was 1,376 at the 2010...

. He played on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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, winning the 1941 Los Angeles Open, and finished runner-up three times in the majors, including twice to Sam Snead

Sam Snead

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 at the 1946 British Open

The Open Championship

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 and 1949 Masters. His greatest moment might have been the 1939 British Open at St Andrews

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews

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. In miserable conditions, he drove flawlessly and never missed a fairway. The driver is on display in the Royal & Ancient Golf Club Museum, but his name is missing from the Claret Jug. He finished early that day and was the leader in the clubhouse. He held the lead until Dick Burton, playing in the final group, caught him and won with a birdie on the last hole. Although he never won a major championship

Men's major golf championships

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 he finished in the top-10 12 times; twice each in the Masters and PGA Championship

PGA Championship

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 and four times each at the British Open and U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

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In January 2000, the Carolinas Golf Reporters Association inducted him into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame. He founded Arizona Airways

Arizona Airways

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Other wins (15)

• 1951 Pennsylvania Open Championship
  Pennsylvania Open Championship
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• Arizona Open
  Arizona Open
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   - 14 times between 1945 and 1959

Results in major championships

Tournament	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	63	T45	DNP	DNP	6
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	2
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	T21	39	DNP	NT	NT	NT	T16	13	T14	T2
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DQ	T3	NT	NT	NT	NT	T22	T35	T8	T14
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	T2	T6	T7	27
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	R32	QF	R32

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	31	T8	WD	T53	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	T12	52	4	T33	CUT	DQ	T24	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T14	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T37	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	QF	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T54	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	T57	CUT	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	63	CUT	CUT

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

WD = Withdrew

DQ = Disqualified

CUT = missed the half-way cut

R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Yellow background for top-10.